HP Data Protector A.06.11 Support for VMware vStorage

Backup

Using the Data Protector VMware vStorage integration, you can back up the following VMware

objects:

Virtual machines

Virtual machine disks

Virtual machine templates

What is backed up?

Data Protector identifies datacenters and virtual machines by their Virtual Infrastructure inventory

path. A standalone ESX/ESXi Server system has only one datacenter /ha-datacenter and only

one folder /vm, which stores all the virtual machines.

Example:

Datacenter: /ha-datacenter

Virtual machine: /vm/myvm1

In a vCenter environment, you can organize virtual machines and datacenters within folders that

you create yourself. If you subsequently move a datacenter or a virtual machine, you don’t need to

create a new backup specification because Data Protector will find a virtual machine using its

UUID. Note, however, that virtual machines will be restored to the original folders.

Example:

Virtual machine: /vm/myfolder1/myfolder2/.../myvm2

Datacenter: /myfolder/mydatacenter

Virtual machine disks

The vStorage Image method supports the backup of individual virtual machine disks. In this

case, all the virtual machine files (see above) are backed up, except the metadata and disk content

files of any virtual machine disks not specified. You can run full, incremental, and differential

backup sessions. However, after you add a new disk to a virtual machine, ensure to run a full

backup session for the updated virtual machine.

Virtual machine templates

To back up virtual machine templates, expand the vm folder when you create a backup

specification and select the desired virtual machine template files. A backup contains the following

files:

vmtx

Virtual machine template files.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have removed all user-created snapshots before you start backing up a virtual

machine.

Creating backup specifications

Create a backup specification using the Data Protector Manager.

1. In the Context List, click Backup.